Lim Na-young

Lim Na-young
Nayoung in December 2017
Native name 임나영
Born Lim Na-young
(1995-12-18) December 18, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
Other names Im Nayoung
Occupation Singer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2016–present
Labels Pledis Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 임나영
Hanja 林娜榮
Revised Romanization Im Na-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Im Nayŏng

Lim Na-young (born December 18, 1995), also known as Im Nayoung, is a South Korean singer under Pledis Entertainment. After finishing tenth place in survival show Produce 101, she became a member of the girl group I.O.I. She is currently a member of girl group Pristin and its subgroup, Pristin V.

Early life

Nayoung was born December 18, 1995 in Gwanak District, Seoul.[1] She attended the Muhak Girls' High School and later the Dongduk Women's University (Department of Broadcasting).

Career

2016: Produce 101 and debut with I.O.I

From January 22 to April 1, 2016, Nayoung participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which consisted of 101 female trainees from different agencies in South Korea.[2] Five participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Nayoung and Kyulkyung made it to the final line up of I.O.I. She ranked tenth with a total 138,726 votes.[3]

On May 4, I.O.I made their debut with the extended play, Chrysalis, and its lead single, "Dream Girls".[4]

2017–present: Disbandment of I.O.I and debut with Pristin

After the disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, Pledis Entertainment announced that Nayoung and Kyulkyung would debut as members of Pristin on March 21, 2017. On the same day, Pristin released their debut EP, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the lead single, "Wee Woo".[5]

In 2018, Pledis Entertainment formed Pristin's subgroup, Pristin V, composed of members Kyulkyung, Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, and Rena. They debuted on May 28 with the single album, Like a V.[6]

Discography

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2016EntourageCameotvNEpisode 1 with Kim Chung-ha

Television shows

Year Title Network Notes
2016 Produce 101 Mnet Contestant
2018 Can Love Be Translated? XtvN Regular cast

References

  1. ↑ "Pristin Profile".
  2. ↑ Lee, Nancy (18 December 2015). "101 Trainees in Mnet′s ′Produce 101′ to be Unveiled Beginning Today (12/18)". Mwave. enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Seon, Mi-kyung (2 April 2016). "'프로듀스101' 전소미, 1위 지켰다…이변없는 I.O.I 멤버 11인 확정[종합]". Nate (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "I.O.I tops charts with last single". News Naver. Naver. January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "[엠카 동영상] 'DEBUT' 입덕을 부르는 소녀들의 외침 'PRISTIN'의 'WEE WOO'". E News (in kor). Naver. March 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "프리스틴(PRISTIN), 28일 첫 유닛 '프리스틴 V' 출격…커밍순 이미지 공개". Top Star News (in kor). Naver. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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